Risk factors

The likelihood of infection in the event of a needlestick injury.

The risk of sharing toiletries with other people.

Is it possible to transmit the virus through sexual contact?

The importance of using sterilised equipment when getting a tattoo or piercing.

How likely is mother to baby transmission during childbirth.

The risk associated with unsterilized equipment at the hairdressers or barbers.

Injecting drug use is the most risky activity linked to the virus.

Haemodialysis treatment is a known transmission route for hepatitis C.

If you had a blood transfusion prior to 1992, you are at risk.